Using this Social Welfare Policies & Services Guide

As you delve into social welfare policies & services you'll probably find you need different kinds of information to address different parts of your projects.

This guide is designed to connect you to resources in which to find information like historical & socio-political contextual information, demographic statistics, advocacy and non-profit organizations, government programs & legislation, research.

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Exploring the Issues

These collections can help define your topic, connect you to books, journals, images and related concepts, and will give you multiple, up-to-date opinions on currents events and trends.

Why search here?
To ensure that users have access to the most up-to-date articles, Encyclopedia of Social Work Online will undergo updates on a monthly basis.

What's included?
400+ articles, over 200 succinct biographies, scholarly content infused with practical advice for social workers in the field.

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DSM PremiumGet to the DSM-5 from here, as well as resources that cover diagnosis and differential diagnosis, case vignettes to bring abstract concepts to life, multidisciplinary treatment guidelines, the latest research – all within a single search and navigation interface that integrates journals and books.

Why search here?
Credo Reference is a searchable collection of over 500 reference books across a wide variety of subjects from top publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Wiley and Elsevier.

What's included?
Use Credo to help define your topic and then use the links on topic pages to discover more in-depth information in books and journals, find thousands of art images and connect your ideas using concept mapping.

Why search here?
This reference source -- formerly Global Issues In Context -- provides perspectives on national and global current events from international news providers.

What's included?
Sections: Business and Economy; Health and Medicine; Conflict and Diplomacy; Science and Technology; Environment and Climate Change; Society and Culture; Government, Politics, and Law; and Women, Children, and the Family. Browse by issue or by region.

Why search here?
From the Congressional Quarterly, CQ Researcher publishes weekly reports on current events issues and provides thorough and up-to-date coverage of a number of topics, including social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.

What's included?
Each 12,000-word report includes an overview, chronology, pro/con statements, a bibliography and more.